LAMPETER CHRISTIAN CENTRE CANOLFAN GRISTNOGOL LLANBED

Registered charity 1093291 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YR HEDYN MWSTARD / THE MUSTARD SEED, YR HEDYN MWSTARD THE MUSTARD SEED

The advancement of the Christian faith and the promotion of any other charitable purpose for the benefit of the community of Mid and West Wales by the advancement of education, the protection of health and relief of poverty and sickness as an expression of the Christian faith. The Lampeter Christian Centre comprises of a coffee shop, a Christian bookstall and other materials and a meeting room whe

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Latest income

£183k

Latest spending

£168k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £250,388, up from £234,603 in the prior year, reflecting a net income of £15,785. The trustees report that the financial position continues to be generally sound, although they note challenges in meeting increases in Basic Wage and National Insurance contributions.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

MR GARETH JONESchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Catrin Menna Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
ELIZABETH MARY JONES
Eleri Roderick
Graham Reeves
THOMAS IEUAN DAVIES
Tony Hayward

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Carmarthenshire · Ceredigion

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£183k	£168k
31/03/2024	£164k	£177k
31/03/2023	£148k	£156k
31/03/2022	£112k	£108k
31/03/2021	£101k	£83k

Common questions

Is LAMPETER CHRISTIAN CENTRE CANOLFAN GRISTNOGOL LLANBED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £250,388, up from £234,603 in the prior year, reflecting a net income of £15,785. The trustees report that the financial position continues to be generally sound, although they note challenges in meeting increases in Basic Wage and National Insurance contributions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MACKIE FOUNDATION	1	£89k
BRISTOL ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY	1	£40k
THE BAYWIND ENERGY COMMUNITY TRUST	1	£3k
NORMAN WHITELEY TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BETHANY CHRISTIAN CENTRE.

BETHANY CHRISTIAN CENTRE income £355k
THE TYN-Y-NANT CHRISTIAN CENTRE income £169k
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR HOLIDAY CENTRES LIMITED income £597k
TABERNACLE WELSH BAPTIST CHURCH CARMARTHEN - INVESTMENT TRUST income £102k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH ST. GABRIEL AND ST. LAWRENCE AND ST. JUDE; EASTON income £501k
CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTRE HORSHAM CIO income £292k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LAMPETER CHRISTIAN CENTRE CANOLFAN GRISTNOGOL LLANBED	£183k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BETHANY CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2024	£355k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TYN-Y-NANT CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2026	£169k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR HOLIDAY CENTRES LIMITED FY2025	£597k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TABERNACLE WELSH BAPTIST CHURCH CARMARTHEN - INVESTMENT TRUST FY2024	£102k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH ST. GABRIEL AND ST. LAWRENCE AND ST. JUDE; EASTON FY2024	£501k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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